Winter, from the series The Seasons, depicts Saturn and Juventas floating on a cloud in a barren landscape. The god of agriculture and time, Saturn is depicted with an hourglass. Juventas, as her cup suggests, pours the nectar of the gods at their banquets on Mount Olympus. The instruments and mask at her feet allude to ballet performances and masked balls, favorite pastimes of the French court. The wreath contains a ballet scene. The foreground shows winter vegetables, hunting gear, and the results of a successful hunt, which links Winter to Autumn. In the distance are the Porte de la Conférence and part of the Château de Tuileries, both in Paris. Both Winter and Autumn, which hangs nearby, carry identical borders showing interlocking Ls, the cipher of Louis XIV (r. 1643–1715) and Louis XV (r. 1715–74); these are supplemented by additional devices of armor, juxtaposed and intertwined with floral garlands at both ends.